About the role
Booker Group the UK's leading wholesaler is recruiting for a Technical Assistant, to support the work of the Technical department in ensuring that our business only sources and sells good quality, safe and legal own-brand products.
Role Responsibility
Supporting a small team of Technical Managers, your primary role will be to oversee a category of own-brand products, ensuring all of our due diligence systems and controls are maintained and appropriately recorded on our internal databases. The role is also heavily involved in our own-brand artwork process and you will be responsible for checking and approving own-brand artwork.
The nature of work is detailed and your work will be integral to ensuring the maintenance of established standards, supplier credentials, product specifications, pack copy for labelling, artwork review and approval, information for customers and ongoing product reviews. You will have daily interactions with the Category, Brand and Technical Managers as well as dealing with external suppliers.
Your key responsibilities will include:-
- Ensuring that relevant product and supplier documentation is maintained on the due diligence portal in a timely manner.
- Checking and approving own label artwork against agreed specifications.
- Attending product development meetings to ensure activities are captured and recorded.
You will need
The ideal candidate will be able to demonstrate past evidence of working without close supervision, have the ability to prioritise their own workload, be a confident communicator at all levels and be tenacious with strong attention to detail.
Previous experience of SAP and Business Objects would be adventageous, as would general knowledge of using Excel. Full training on Booker due diligence systems and Food Labelling will be provided. This vacancy would suit an existing administrator looking to develop their role.
Whats in it for you
At Booker, along with being a great place to work and giving you an opportunity to get on in your career, we also offer the following fantastic package of benefits:
- A Booker colleague card with 10% off purchases at Booker and double discount events up to three times a year.
- After 3 months service, a Tesco colleague discount card with 10% increasing to 15% off most purchases at Tesco for a 4 day period after every four-weekly pay day, ie. thirteen times a year. In addition to 10% off at Tesco Cafe and 20% off all F&F purchases.
- 10% off pay monthly & SIM only deals with Tesco Mobile for yourself, along with further great deals through-out the year.
- Up to 30% off car, pet and home insurance at Tesco bank. Terms and conditions apply.
- Free eye test when you spend £50 or more. You can also save 30% when you spend £50 or more on glasses, prescription sunglasses and contact lenses.
- 50% off health checks at Tesco Pharmacy.
- Exclusive access to discounted RAC breakdown cover rates
- An exclusive deals and discounts website saving you money on everyday purchases including a cycle to work scheme.
- After 3 months service, you can join our annual Save As You Earn share scheme which allows you to buy Tesco shares in the future at a discount.
- Retirement savings plan (pension) - save up to 5% and Booker will match your contribution.
- Life Assurance - You are covered for death in service life cover of up to three times annual pay
- Health and Wellbeing support and resources including our 24/7, confidential Employee Assistance Programme for you and your family.
- A great holiday package
About The Company
Be part of something special. Join our team at Booker.
Booker is the UK's leading food & drink wholesaler. We are privileged to serve independent retailers, caterers and small businesses, from locations across the country.
Booker Group comprises of Booker Wholesale, Makro, Booker Direct, Classic Drinks, Ritter Courivaud and Chef Direct. Our customers include Premier, Family Shopper, Budgens and Londis retailers and we have one shared aim - improving choice, price and service for all our customers.
Our business is incredibly diverse, so it takes a wide range of skills to deliver the exceptional service our customers require.
Wherever you join us, you'll be part of an organisation that will help your career to keep moving forward.
- Booker Group is part of Tesco plc, however is operated separately from the core Tesco business and as such the benefits offered will be different from those offered at Tesco*